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August 13, 2010

Lesbian of Color Files Civil Rights Suit Against NYPD
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And a New York woman has filed a civil rights lawsuit against the New
York Police Department over a beating at a lesbian party last year.
Tiffany Jimenez says officers yelling homophobic slurs assaulted her and
another lesbian of color outside a Brooklyn bar in May 2009. In a
statement, Jimenez said, "This lawsuit can’t take away the violence I
suffered, and it won’t give me back the months that it’s taken to
recover. Yet I hope it will help make the NYPD think twice before
violating the rights of LGBT people of color."



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